tvång

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Swedish

Etymology

From the root of the verb tvinga (“to pressure”). See also German Zwang (“compulsion”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tvång n

  1. compulsion, coercion (forcing)
    göra något under tvång
    do something under duress
  2. something mandatory
    Det är inget tvång
    It's not mandatory
    Det borde vara tvång på det
    It should be mandatory

Declension

Declension of tvång 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tvång tvånget tvång tvången
Genitive tvångs tvångets tvångs tvångens

Derived terms

References

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